Merry Iggy Visits Chocolate World

Two weeks ago, Merry Iggy visited Hershey's Chocolate World (PA). Merry Iggy knows Kayni is a sweet tooth, so while Kayni ate chocolates, Merry Iggy posed for the cameras.

Enjoying the company of Kisses.

Merry Iggy looks so small beside the World's Largest Hershey Bar.

Beside World's Largest Twizzlers.

Beside the 1 LB Reese's.

Lots of kisses from the Largest Kiss.

Of course, Merry Iggy and Kayni went chocolate shopping afterwards.

Al Capone's Cell

Jersey Iggy saw the cell of Eastern State Penitentiary's most infamous inmate: Al Capone.

Alphonse "Scarface" Capone got his first taste of prison life in Philadelphia.

He stopped in Philadelphia while traveling from Atlantic City back to his home in Chicago in May 1929. He was arrested outside a movie theater for carrying a concealed, unlicensed .38 caliber revolver. The Philadelphia courts were rough. They handed Capone the maximum sentence: one year in prison.

Capone served eight months of that sentence in this cell. But while the Philadelphia courts tried to make an example of Chicago's famous bootlegger, the officials at Eastern State Penitentiary were nothing if not generous.

They allowed comforts not typically granted to inmates, including fine furniture, oriental rugs, oil paintings and a fancy radio. He liked to listen to waltzes in his cell.

[Information from Eastern State Penitentiary]

Ha! Talk about being a VIP! (Very Important Prisoner!)

To catch a part of the episode of Travel Channel's "Ghost Adventures" filmed right here at Eastern State Penitentiary, click here. According to that show, Al Capone while incarcerated here, was tormented in his sleep by his victim from the massacre that he masterminded.

Haunted House of Hardened Criminals?

The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia has imprisoned numerous hardened criminals since the 1800's. It finally shut down in 1971 but remains open to visitors who would like to wander through the eerie cell blocks, now crumbling and empty...but are they?

Your ticket to ESP includes an audio tour device narrated by actor Steve Buscemi that guides you through the facility. At one point, the tour discussed the haunted character of ESP, sharing some hair-raising anecdotes about the place. Screams, the sound of chains dragging on the floor, just to mention a few.

Stare long and hard at this celfone image taken just above Cell Block 7. Do you see anything out of the ordinary?

Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary

With Halloween just around the corner, Miss Iggy thought this would be a perfect time to show you her "ghost-hunting" photos from one of America's most historic state prisons--and also one of the most haunted, the Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) in Philadelphia which she visited last August.

The ESP is a favorite halloween haunt for people who want to put their "ESP" (extra-sensory perception) to the test. It has been featured in ghost-hunting shows such as "Most Haunted" and "Ghost Adventures." Craving for some paranormal activity in the dark? Come here for their "twilight tours," but they only have them in the summer. Other than that, this facility is open to tourists the whole year round for daytime tours, except for major holidays.

In 1965, the U.S. Federal Government designated ESP as a National Historic Landmark.



There's terror behind these walls, they say, aside from the visible semi-ruin state it's in. Miss Iggy was anxious about the tour!

Mount Airy Casino

Jersey Iggy found herself at Mt. Airy Casino Resort up in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania one stormy night.

She was mesmerized by this glowing red fountain at the lobby. It changes colors, but the red matches this shiny car prize.

chasing waterfalls

miss igorota felt the need for some fresh air, to escape the hustle and bustle of new york city, so she went to dingman's ferry in pennsylvania to bond with nature. amidst the forest were cascading falls piled on top of one another.

she so wanted to take a dip, but was content with a picnic by the falls.